Nigeria: Coventry City FC Extends Opportunities to Nigerian Youths

17 April 2024

Coventry City are in partnership with some universities in the United Kingdom to get young talents in the UK and Nigeria and put them on the right track for football career growth.

Brooke House College, England, Loughborough College and University, and Coventry City University are the partners on this project

UK-based Sports Lawyer and Educational Agent Johnny Ogbah has said many Nigerians are currently in the UK studying and also getting practical knowledge of football.

Ogbah, explained that the project was a direct attempt to balance football and academics for interested parents and youths, adding the partnership between Brooke House College with some of the established varsities and Coventry offers the best opportunity for any parent desirous of ensuring that their children combine sports and education successfully.

"Many Nigerians are lovers of football and some of them also have talented children good enough to take the game as a profession in nearest future and this new project being undertaken by Brooke House College in conjunction with Loughborough College which is the number one sports' degree awarding university in the world and Coventry FC is timely.

"Our coaches come to Nigeria regularly to pick talented youths on scholarships to the UK. Some of our students have grown to play for the Nigeria age-grade teams in the past while some are now in the youth teams of Manchester City, Leicester and other top teams," he said.

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